Comments on: Stephen King Says Stanley Kubrick’s ‘The Shining’ Is “Like A Big, Beautiful Cadillac With No Engine Inside It”

By: cminca

cminca — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:08:11 +0000

Dave–

You\’ve stated "As great directors often do, Kubrick took a work of popular fiction and adapted it into a film that will continue to be admired long after the book\’s popularity has ran its course"

I\’d disagree and offer you this comparison.

In 1940 Alfred Hitchcock directed Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine in "Rebecca"–based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier.

Du Maurier\’s work was, and would probably still be considered "low culture" while Hitchcock is revered as a "great director".

Funny thing is–Rebecca has never been out of print yet Hitchcock\’s Rebecca didn\’t even make the cut for AMC\’s "Oscars greatest films" collection they do every year.

Hitchcock and Olivier–but the film is forgotten.

So sorry–I think the book, which is absolutely terrifying and FAR, FAR deeper than the movie, will be around for a good long time.

By: Kurtt

Kurtt — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:08:11 +0000

Isn\’t the thriller of a God\’s viewpoint of domestic abuse by the paterfamilia? He\’s damned as a ticking time bomb. No arc cos Kubrick has no sympathy. It\’s all about the child\’s survival (impossible). Dad is trapped and nobody can live with dad.

By: Jorma

Jorma — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:08:11 +0000

Kevin, I will never tell you what I think about all this. Never.

By: James

James — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:08:11 +0000

The Shinning is the only film I know that is actually scarier each time you watch it.

By: Matt McHugh

Matt McHugh — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:08:11 +0000

Regardless of fidelity to the book, Kubrick\’s "The Shining" (which Stephen King doesn\’t like) is vastly superior to the TV miniseries "The Shining" (made with King\’s active involvement).

By: lulu

lulu — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:08:11 +0000

It\’s odd cause the film is undoubtedly full of mystery and symbolism yet close collaborators are quick to damn the many readings fans read into it, which does rather leave a hollow shell. Many of the themes bought up in the savaged Room 237 gave the film a depth I felt it needed and surely no one could argue The Shining doesn\’t actively encourage that sense of puzzle solving itself. By strongly speaking out against the interpretations, Kubrick\’s collaborators effectively damaged what\’s most interesting about The Shining. While I don\’t know about faking the moon landing even that raised some questions about a film directed by a film maker famous for meticulousness.

By: doris

doris — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:08:11 +0000

this is news? he\’s been saying that since the movie came out

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:08:11 +0000

As great directors often do, Kubrick took a work of popular fiction and adapted it into a film that will continue to be admired long after the book\’s popularity has ran its course. Kubrick took a pop artifact of low culture and enshrined it in high culture. King should be nothing but grateful that a superior artist took interest in his work.

By: Honest Joe

Honest Joe — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:08:11 +0000

I don\’t think any of what King said is in dispute. He\’s spot in about The Shining. It\’s still a terrific thriller.